Passengers at Reagan National Airport in Washington on Nov. 7, 2025, the first day of reduced operations at 40 airports around the country. The leaders of the Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration announced on Sunday, Nov. 16, they were ending flight restrictions at 40 airports that were imposed just over a week ago during the government shutdown, citing improved staffing levels among air traffic controllers. (Andrew Leyden/The New York Times) B

Rev. Alex Santora delivers a homily about immigration and Christianity at the Church of Our Lady of Grace and St. Joseph in Hoboken, N.J., on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. Immigration was on the minds of priests and parishioners following a letter from the nation’s Catholic bishops decrying how immigrants are being treated. (Victor J. Blue/The New York Times) By MARK BONAMO, DAVE PHILIPPS and POOJA SALHOTRA The Rev. Alex Santora ascended to the pulpit of the Church of Our Lady of Gr

Protesters march through downtown Charlotte in response to immigration enforcement activity by ICE agents in Charlotte, N.C., Nov. 15, 2025. Federal agents began fanning out across immigrant enclaves in Charlotte, N.C., on Saturday and arresting people, expanding the Trump administration’s crackdown to another Democrat-led city. (Jesse Barber/The New York Times) By EDUARDO MEDINA and BERNARD MOKAM Federal agents began fanning out across immigrant enclaves in Charlotte, North

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (Doug Mills/The New York Times) By ERICA L. GREEN, GLENN THRUSH and ALAN FEUER When a trove of Jeffrey Epstein’s emails were made public this week, Donald Trump’s name was all over them. But on Friday, when Trump demanded that the Justice Department investigate a list of powerful men mentioned in the emails, his own name was nowhere to be seen — he had singled out only Democ

Volunteers distribute groceries to Bronx residents at the Throggs Neck Community Alliance food pantry in the Bronx on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. For the poorest Americans, the expected end to the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history has done little to quell their doubt and anxiety, leaving their faith shaken in the food stamp program and in the reliability of the federal government to serve as a social safety net. (Marco Postigo Storel/The New York Times) By TONY

A pedestrian listens to a news conference held by House Democrats outside the Capitol in Washington, on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times) By KAROUN DEMIRJIAN and EILEEN SULLIVAN For the first time in more than 40 days, Washington was set to open for business Thursday, although some federal services would be slow to return and thousands of government employees were left unsure of when they might receive their missing paychecks. The longest federal shu

FBI Director Kash Patel speaks to reporters alongside White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt during a briefing at the White House in Washington, on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. (Doug Mills/The New York Times) By MICHAEL GOLD House Democrats on Wednesday released emails in which Jeffrey Epstein wrote that President Donald Trump had “spent hours at my house” with one of Epstein’s victims, among other messages that suggested that the convicted sex offender believed Trump knew

President Donald Trump speaks during an announcement of a drug prices deal in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, last Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. Senate Democrats believe that they held together long enough during the government shutdown for Trump to reveal a new level of callousness in his refusal to fund food stamps for 42 million Americans. (Doug Mills/The New York Times) By ANNIE KARNI At first blush, the deal that paved the way to end the government shutdown t